Marion County Schools

It’s a great night to be a Husky! Freshmen Orientation is underway tonight. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Earlier today Coordinator Stacy Oliver and Pupil Services Administrative Assistant Gia Deasy present PreK and special education updates to bus drivers #MCSgetbackinthegame

On August 18 Marion County moved to Orange on both indicators of the WV DHHR Covid 19 map (updated at 11 AM). As a result, MCS is under a mandate to wear masks for the next 5 school days (through August 25) in indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status. It will be reassessed on August 25 in collaboration with MC Health Department.

On August 18 Marion County moved to Orange on both indicators of the WV DHHR Covid 19 map (updated at 11 AM). As a result, MCS is under a mandate to wear masks for the next 5 school days (through August 25) in indoor spaces regardless of vaccination starts. It will be reassessed on August 25 in collaboration with MC Health Department.

Thank you to Mark Travelstead of Horace Mann and The Sip Station for stopping by this morning keep the MCS County Office energized and thank them for their work this summer. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Helping to welcome our MCS employees to “get back in the game” together, AFT local leaders Frank Caputo and Rosie Saunders #MCSgetbackinthegame

Often the first face our MCS students see in the morning, the Transportation Department is “back in the game” at the first day of annual training today on safety protocols and continued mitigation strategies. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Welcome back to the 2021-22 School Year MCS! The Maintenance Department has been busy working all summer to keep MCS running. Today, they kick off their first day of mandatory training with other employees around the county. #MCSgetbackinthegame #MCSmaskup

Thank you to all of the police and their service. A Special Shout out to PFC Romito, WFMS and CPL Lemley, EFMS/East Park school resource officers for keeping our children safe.

Exposing MCS to the arts with Fairmont State University Academy for the Arts: Future activities in the works for theatre camps, scholarships, WV Folklife Center field trips, school performances, and a $10,000 George W. Bowers grant. See https://5il.co/x626 #MCSgetbackinthegame

Thanks to all of our police officers for their service and a special shout out to PFC Romito, EFMS and CPL Lemley, WFMS School Resource Officers for keeping our children safe!

Superintendent Donna Hage and Mr. Norman thank Sheldon Tennant, West Virginia Police Reserve for 43 years of service and dedication to NMHS and Ralph Masters, Marion County police reserved for 53 years of service and dedication to Marion County Schools. Thank you!

Coach Mark Offut and Superintendent Donna Hage with FSHS Girls Cross Country Team during the recognition of the teams recognition for being the WV State Champions! Congratulations!

Coach Dayton McVicker stands on behalf of FSHS Boys Cross Country Team during the recognition of the teams success as State Runner up.

To read about some of the supplies and preventative measures in place for 2021-22 in MCS through the Maintenance/Facilities Department, please see https://5il.co/x9u4 #MCSgetbackinthegame

In an on-going effort to keep families up-to-date on mitigation strategies in place, MCS provides information about various departments' protocols in place as we welcome our students in grades 1-12 back on Aug. 24. See Transportation: https://5il.co/x9q0 #MCSgetbackinthegame

In coming days, a QR code sticker like this will be at the entrance of MCS facilities with centralized air units. Codes for stand alone units will also appear in the future. Once scanned, the GPS website tells how the building has improvements to the air quality at the school.

Congratulations to Desiree Hardaway, secretary at Fairmont Senior High School, who is the 2022 MCS Service Personnel of the Year. Ms. Hardaway will be honored among other WV county Service Personnel of the Year during a virtual ceremony in September. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Keeping MCS Going: Processing thousands of employee certifications, renewals, and permits annually as well as employee posts and hires and substitute call outs and contracts, Maddie Vincent and Johanna Gower are busy in the MCS Human Resources Department #MCSgetbackinthegame

Questions about your retirement plan? MCS Treasurer Scott Reider and MCS Benefit Coordinator Michelle Toothman lead MCS employees, who volunteered to attend one of today’s sessions, through explanations of the 4 plans and answer questions. #MCSgetbackinthegame